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Patented July 21, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BRUNO HERMANN HECHT, OF MEERANE, GERMANY.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,145, dated July 21,1891.

Application filed September 23. 1889. Serial No. 324,773.

[No model.) Patented in Belgium g s 1339, ill

France August 13, 1889, No. 200,188; in England August 13, 1889, No.12,761 in Switzerland August 21, 1389, l L

and in Austria-Hungary December 18.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, BRUNO HERMANN HECHLH subject of the King of Saxony,residing at Me'erane, Saxony, German Empire, have invented new andusefulImprovements in Washing-Machines, (for which I have obtained LettersPatent in Belgium August 13, 1889, No. 87,354; in France August 13,1889, No. 200,188 in Austria-Hungary December 18, 1889, No. 35,788 andNo. 5,906; in Great Britain August 13, 1889, No. 12,761, and inSwitzerland August 21, 1889, No. 1,555,) of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My improvements relate to washing-ma chines; and the object of myinvention is to produce a machine that shall wash the clothes in asexact an imitation as possible of the manner in which clothes areordinarilywashed with the hands, and this result I accomplish byconstructing my machine in such a manner that different portions of thegoods which are to be cleaned are continually and successively seized,washed, and released by the machine until the whole of the fabrics shallhave been uniformly and thoroughly washed.

In the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figures I and III show, the new washing-machine in front and side Viewand partly in section in different working positions. Fig. II shows afront View of the operating mechanism and the rubbers separated from theother parts of the machine, and Fig. IV shows a bottom view of theWashing-board with the rubbers provided with grooves. Fig. V is asectional view on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings, the washing-machine consists of a wooden boxA, lined with a corrugated sheet-zinc washing-plate X, the upperoperating mechanism 13, and the lower washing mechanism 0. The operatingmechanism Bis arranged on the hinged or removable cover a and isconnected with the lower or washing mechanism 0, which is freelysuspended within the box by means of a rod f and oscillated inhorizontalplanes bytoothed 1889,110. 35,788 and No- 5,906.

segment 0, mounted on the driving-shaft b, and the cog-wheel c, thelatterbeing secured to the upper end of a sleeve g, which is mounted ina vertical bearing in the cover a and guides at its lower end the washing mechanism C. The raising or lowering of the lower mechanism 0 iseffected by means of the cam (1, arranged on the driving-shaft b, andthe .loop 6, surrounding said camand engaging therewith, and which ispivoted at e to a standard 6 arranged on the cover a so 7 as to allow ofan up-and-clown motion, said loop 5 carrying also the rod f, to whichthe lower inner mechanism Cis suspended. The lower end of the rod fishooked into or otherwise connected with a post 0, which is secured tothe upper face of the plate K, and as the loop 6 is carried up and downby the cam d the rod f draws the entire lower mechanism 0 up and downwith it, the post 0 having one or more longitudinal ribs or feathers gengaging with and sliding in slots 9 in the lower part of the sleeve gAn outer sleeve 9 surrounds the lower part of the sleeve 9 and issecured thereto by a set-screw 9 A spiral spring h is arranged betweenthe two sleeves and bears downwardly upon projections g, that extendhorizontally from the ribs or feathers g to the end that the plate isconstantly pushed downward by the action of the spiral spring h,arrangedin said sleeve. The plate K, with the rubbers thereon, iscarried by the said post 0.

The working of the machine is as follows:

By moving to and fro the hand-lever 1', ar-

ranged on the driving-shaft b, (or connected directly with or formed inone piece with the toothed segment 0, as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 3,) said driving-shaft b and toothed segment 0 and also the camdare brought into a swinging motion. Consequently the plate'K, with itsrubbers Z, is first horizontally rotated and then, while still rotating,raised and lowered by the'aclion of the cam cl. The raising of the plateK is effected after about one-third of a revolution of the lower orinner mechanism 0. When the hand-lever is pulled back, the cam cl willallow the plate to be lowered again, While it is at the same timerotated in the opposite direction under the action of the toothedsegment 0 and the cog- Wheel 0.

The use of the machine is as follows: The cover of the box A is opened,and the box is filled a little over half-full with good warm soapsuds.The goods are then loosely ar ranged therein and the box is closed. Nowthe hand-lever L. is moved to and fro, which causes the plate Kalternately to rotate to the right and to the left hand side. Foronethird of each revolution the plate will remain lowered, and at thispoint Washes the clothes, the rubbers Z Z rubbing then against the plateK. Then it is raised and the goods seized by the rubbers are released.Thereupon it is lowered again, and the rubbers will again seize thegoods at a different place. The same action is then repeated. The goodswill not be injured by this process, as the spring 72, which is arrangedon the rim g and inside of the boss g, only exercises a moderate pressure. To promote an efficient working of the rubbers and a thoroughcleaning of the goods, I have provided the rubbers at their ends withgrooves Z.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecureby Letters Patent, is"

1. In a washing-machine, the combination oi a suitable receptacle,rubbing devices therein, an oscillatory loop and lever e, mounted abovethe receptacle upon pivot e and connected with said rubbing devices, aspring acting to depress the latter, a gear- Wheel. 0, connected withthe rubbing devices and adapted to rotate them, a gear 0, engagin theWheel c, a cam (I mounted within said loop, and means foractuating saidcam. and gear 0, substantially as set forth.

2Q In a suitable receptacle A, the combination, with the plate K,provided with the rubbers 7, of the post 0, the sleeve g, containing thesame, the spring 71-, the outer sleeve 9, the gear-wheel c on the sleeveg, the loop and lever e, pivoted at e, the rod f, Connecting said loopand the post 0, the cam (I, the gear 0, and means for actuating said camand gear, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand in presence of twoWitnesses.

BRUNO IIERMANN IIECIIT.

Vitnesses:

ALEN SonoLzE, FRANZ LANGNER.

